Do you find yourself feeling trapped in your relationship with food? Your relationship with food is important but an unhealthy relationship with food can bring with it feelings of being trapped, stuck, and shamed.
Eating Disorders are complex and serious, psychological disorders characterized by distress relating to a person’s eating behaviors, relationship with food, and perception of themself. The most common Eating Disorders are Anorexia, Bulimia, and Binge Eating Disorder. However, there are other Eating Disorders that do not fall into these three categories. With all Eating Disorders, it is important to acknowledge that these are psychological challenges that include physical symptoms.
Symptoms of Anorexia
Individuals with Anorexia often find themselves preoccupied with:
- an overwhelming fear of gaining weight
- obsessing over restrictions of certain foods
- A fear of food in general
With this, often, an individual with Anorexia has an abnormally low body weight, a preoccupation with losing weight, and an inability to recognize their low body weight. People who are struggling with Anorexia often purposefully restrict their caloric intake, and some additionally rely on overexercising or purging by throwing up or using laxatives. There is usually an immense level of distress surrounding eating and being around certain foods.
Symptoms of Bulimia
People struggling with Bulimia feel stuck in a cycle of binging food and relying on self-induced purging (throwing up, laxatives, excessive exercise) or restricting food. This cycle can lead to individuals feeling out of control, particularly around food. Similarly, with anorexia, body image disturbance is frequently experienced with the distress surrounding their relationship with food.
Symptoms of Binge Eating Disorder
Binge-Eating Disorder is characterized by a cycle of eating large quantities of food, which often leads to feelings of intense guilt, shame, and physical discomfort. Similar to bulimia, people who struggle with binge-eating, often feel out of control and experience distress around food.
Eating Disorder Treatment in Georgia Can Help You Discover Freedom and Control
If you or someone you love is struggling with an eating disorder, it is important to reach out for help. Eating disorder treatment in Georgia provides a space for you to feel heard and seen. Know that you are not alone in your struggles, and freedom and relief are possible. You deserve to feel freedom with your relationship with food and from your eating disorder. At East Cobb Relationship Center, our eating disorder therapists are skilled in understanding the impact of eating disorders. You can expect to be taught to understand your body, eating habits, and self-esteem, through DBT therapy or EFT therapy. You are not alone in this.
Begin Eating Disorder Treatment in Georgia for Additional Support!
You don’t have to keep living with high levels of anxiety. When you’re ready to get started, our team of therapists is ready to offer support from our East Cobb practice! Here are the steps you need to take:
- Fill out the contact form below or email us at info@eastcobbrelationshipcenter.com.
- Next, one of our caring and competent therapists will respond to your inquiry within one business day to set up your appointment.
- Begin to develop skills and freedom in eating disorder treatment
Other Counseling Services
We know that mental health is important and the challenges many. Therefore, Anxiety treatment in Georgia isn’t the only thing that East Cobb Relationship Center offers. We also offer effective counseling for adults, teens, and young adults suffering from eating disorders, anorexia, bulimia, body image, depression, compulsive sexual behavior, and enmeshed men. Our therapists also specialize in couples counseling and affair recovery.